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Spied: Jaguar XE 3 Series-Fighter Goes Ice Skating

Jaguar revealed XE as the name of its BMW 3 Series fighter ahead of the 2014 Geneva auto show earlier this month. And now just a few weeks later, a Jaguar XE prototype has been spotted playing on an ice track.

At the time, the automaker also confirmed that the XE would be powered by Jaguar’s new efficient Ingenium family of engines that consists of gas and diesel 2.0-liter four-cylinder engines designed to be installed longitudinally for rear-drive cars, or transversely for all-wheel-drive applications. While no other engines were announced, we speculated that the automaker’s 340-hp 3.0-liter supercharged V-6 would also be available. Now, our spy photographer tells us that an XE R with a supercharged 5.0-liter V-8 with around 500 hp is possible.The Jaguar XE will debut the automaker’s new advanced aluminum architecture first seen in the C-X17 crossover concept last year, where lightness and strength will be its hallmarks to increase performance, refinement, and efficiency. A sedan will be the first body style offered, though rumors suggest wagon, coupe, and convertible variants could show up sometime after the sedan goes on sale in late 2015. Jaguar hasn’t confirmed the diesel engine for the U.S. and it may be some time before we know if any of the other possible body styles will cross the pond.